The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

'Sheer delight' - The Times

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The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a witty detective story perfect for fans of his phenomenally successful The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

When a passenger check-in desk at Terminal Two, Heathrow Airport, shot up through the roof engulfed in a ball of orange flame, the usual people tried to claim responsibility. First the IRA, then the PLO and the Gas Board. Even British Nuclear Fuels rushed out a statement to the effect that the situation was completely under control, that it was a one in a million chance, that there was hardly any radioactive leakage at all and that the site of the explosion would make a nice location for a day out with the kids and a picnic, before finally having to admit that it wasn't actually anything to do with them at all.

No rational cause could be found for the explosion – it was simply designated an act of God. But, thinks D**k Gently, which God? And why? What God would be hanging around Terminal Two of Heathrow Airport trying to catch the 15:37 to Oslo?

'A thumping good detective-ghost-horror-who dunnit-time travel-romantic-musical-comedy-epic' - Douglas Adams, on D**k Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.

The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is the second D**k Gently book by Douglas Adams. Continue this surreal series with the unfinished The Salmon of Doubt.

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Praise for Douglas Adams:

'Magical' - Sunday Express

‘One of the world’s sanest, smartest, kindest, funniest voices’ – Independent on Sunday

'A pleasure to read' - New York Times